Andrew was born with a rare genetic disease called Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. DMD is a progressive terminal muscle wasting disease for which there is no cure currently. Right now it is weakening his arms, heart, and lungs, and is rapidly robbing Andrew of his ability to walk. It is a cruel disease but “Little” is a bright, spirited, wild thing and he doesn’t let his condition snuff out his fire one bit.
Andrew has been loved and covered in prayer his entire life by so many people. We are continuously blown away by the generous and caring hearts of the people around us. We call our supporters “Little’s League” and we cherish every one of you.
Little is relying on wheels instead of legs more and more but we can’t afford a vehicle to transport his chair on our own. We need Little’s League to help us out more than ever before. Right now his power chair lives at his physical therapy center but once we have a van, Andrew will get to “drive” himself around; gaining a sense of independence he has never gotten to feel before! It’s no fun relying on others to steer you around in a manual chair and Andrew deserves to be able to move across a room just as freely as you and I do. We started working with Help Hope Live to raise money to get Andrew an accessible vehicle and met that goal with lightening speed! You all have been so generous! We can’t thank you enough! We have decided to leave this account open and change the goal amount from time to time as Andrew’s needs are never ending. This will remain a place anyone can who wishes to help Andrew live his BEST life to donate.
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September 15, 2021
LITTLE’S LEAGUE. YOU DID IT! You bought Andrew his van!!!!!!!
Over 125 of you donated to raise 90% of the cost of Andrew’s van. Because of your generosity, I was able to pay for just $12k of what it took to get Andrew the newest, most incredible van available to him. I spent the last decade assuming I would be drinking around an old, donated church van with a clunky ramp and rust everywhere. I AM FLOORED. When His kingdom bands together in His name, we can move mountains. And that’s just what we did. What YOU did. You have changed our life. I can never fully express my gratitude.
We are close to bringing his wheel chair home. Or…to our carport, at least. The rental I’m in right now only allows for his chair to fit in the living room, so I don’t think it’s worth the money and labor to build him a ramp here. I need to move, unfortunately. I love my little house, but Andrew first.
THANK YOU, my friends.
I will be keeping this account open to be able to pay for things he needs in the future. Bc of that, I will be bumping the “goal” to 100k. This is only because the running total stays instead of showing what we’ve spent. Right now even though it says we have 72k+, we actually only have a few hundred (bc van). So please know that our changing goal amount is not greed, but changed so as not to deflect potential donors. Again, I am so deeply touched by your generosity. May God bless you tenfold.
July 19, 2021
The search and fundraising continue! After three appointments and test drives and research and pro & con lists, we’ve realized we need to up our budget to get the most functional, reliable, long-lasting vehicle we can. While we pray Andrew lives so long that he outlasts the van, we are quite aware of the Duchenne life expectancy. So keeping that in mind, we need our purchase to last 10-15 years and keep up with the changing fuel economy and being our primary vehicle.
You all have been SO incredibly generous! I am absolutely blown away by the amount you’ve donated and I have yet to talk to anyone about it all without tears spilling over my cheeks. I’m so grateful and blessed to have my child be so loved and supported by so many of you. Thank you from the depths of my heart for all of your help.
We are almost there, y’all!
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August 13, 2025
Rock on, there is so much to enjoy. All the best to you, Andrew
Anonymous
August 13, 2025
On behalf of Norah
Anonymous
August 12, 2025
Rooting for you, Andrew!
Jacqueline Cañola
